Lavina Schmidt

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• Name: Lavina Weber
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-56033
• Residence: 1891, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Methodist
• Occupation: 1901, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Servant
• Residence: 1906, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Residence: 1911, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Baptist

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Mrs. Lavina Weber - Mrs. Lavina Weber, 82, of 69 John St. East, Waterloo, died Sunday at K-W Hospital after a brief illness. Born Feb. 2, 1879 in Woolwich Township, she was a Twin City resident for 41 years. A daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Killian Schmidt, she was a member of Benton Street Baptist Church and its mission circle. Her husband, Jacob Weber, whom she married July 10, 1905, died Sept. 4. Surviving are four sons, Howard and Roy of Kitchener, Harold of Waterloo and Kenneth, RR 1, Waterloo; five daughters, Mrs. John (Edna) Whitefoot of Preston, Mrs. John (Hazel) Schaus and Mrs. George (Esther) Coyne of Kitchener, Mrs. Orville (Gladys) Pfaff of New Hamburg and Mrs. Margo Weber of Vancouver; one brother, William of Kitchener, four sisters, Mrs. Margaret Hoffer and Mrs. Annie Carnochan of Elmira, Mrs. Elizabeth Voss of Alpena, Mich. and Mrs. Edward (Mary) Amos of Waterloo, 22 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Funeral will be conducted at 2 p.m. Wednesday from Benton Street Baptist Church by Rev. Leander Roblin, pastor. Burial will be in Riverside Cemetery, New Hamburg. The body is at the Ratz-Bechtel Funeral Home until noon Wednesday, when removal will be made to the church.

Unidentified Newspaper Obituary

Lavina married Jacob Weber 10 Jul 1905, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Jacob (son of John Weber and Emma Appel, son of John Weber) was born 1 Feb 1880, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 4 Sep 1961, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Riverside Cemetery, New Hamburg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

1. Kenneth Weber died Yes, date unknown.
2. Margaret Weber died Yes, date unknown.
3. Bernice Weber died Yes, date unknown.
4. Edna Weber was born May 1905, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
5. Edna Lorena Weber was born 1906; died 11 Sep 1987, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Parklawn Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
6. Harold John Weber was born 1908; died 15 Mar 1991, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 19 Mar 1991, Parkview Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
7. Howard Earl Weber was born Dec 1908, , Ontario, Canada; died 3 Oct 1984, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 5 Oct 1984, Parkview Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
8. Hazel Weber was born 8 Dec 1909, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 28 Oct 1975, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 30 Oct 1975, Mount Hope Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
9. Roy A. Weber was born 1914; died 23 Apr 1984, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
10. Gladys Marie Weber was born 1915; died 19 Feb 2008, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Riverside Cemetery, New Hamburg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
11. Esther Grace Weber was born 1918, West Monkton, Elma Twp., Perth Co., Ontario; died Yes, date unknown.

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• Name: William Schmidt
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-56030
• Immigration: 1855, , Ontario, Canada
• Naturalization: 1864
• Occupation: 1881, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Occupation: 1891, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
• Residence: 1891, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Methodist
• Occupation: 1901, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer

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Died/ At Elmira, February 11th 1906, Killian Schmidt aged 65 years 5months and 25 days. The Funeral will be held from his late residence on Wednesday, February 14th at 2 o'clock p. m. to Elmira Cemetery for burial. Friends and acquaintances will please accept this intimation.

Funeral Card of Killian Schmidt in possession of Dale White 2013

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Obituary

On Sunday evening there died at his home in Elmira one of the old residents of upper Woolwich in the person of Kilian Schmidt. Deceased was born in Hattenrode, Kurhessen, Germany, on the 17th of August 1840. In 18?? He came to America. In 1899 he was married to Anna Mohr who died, without issue, in the second year after their marriage. About two years later he was married a second time, namely to Catherine Grube, who with 8 children survives him, two children having died in infancy. The surviving children are: Annie (Mrs. Carl Weidenhammer); John, living near Shakespeare; Elisabeth in Brantford; Henry and Maggie on the old farm homestead; Lavina (Mrs. Weber,) New Hamburg; Willie, in Berlin; Mary, at home. Deceased lived six years in Wallace township and about 27 years in Upper Woolwich. Two years ago he bought a house in Elmira where he has been living since. He enjoyed good health until about a year ago from, which time gradually failed until he final summons came on Sunday evening. His remains will be laid to rest in Elmira Union Cemetery, this (Wednesday) afternoon.

Killian — Catherina "Catherine" Grube. Catherina (daughter of Heinrich Wilhelm "Henry" Grube and Philipine Rietz) was born 8 Apr 1852, Woodstock, Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada; died 21 Mar 1933, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Elmira Union Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Catherina "Catherine" Schmidt
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-56031
• Residence: 1891, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Methodist
• Residence: 1933, 24 Ahrens St. E., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

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Funeral of Mrs. Killian Schmidt.

On Thursday afternoon the funeral the late Mrs. Killian Schmidt of Kitchener took place with interment in the Elmira cemetery.

Waterloo Chronicle 30 Mar 1933, p. 3

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• FindAGrave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/81730314
• Interesting: accident, misfortune, pioneer, story
• Name: Henry Grube
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-68226
• Residence: 1847, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Misfortune: 1894; killed by lightening

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Hit by lightning last Wednesday afternoon was an old homesteader from Logan. Mr. Heinrich Grube, Sr., at Lot 27 in the 7th Concession was hit by lightning and died instantly.

Mr. Grube was 80 years old and a strong man. He was working in the field shelling peas. His work included taking care of the horses gears. All of a sudden a thunder storm came close, and he left the field with two pitch forks over his shoulders. As he came close to the wire fence, lightning hit him and the fence, also splitting a cedar post right in half. Other family members left the field a little earlier. They saw lightning hit the fence. They wondered where the old man was, they couldn't see him, so they went back and found him on the ground dead by the fence. The lightning had torn his clothes down to his leather boots, his hair burnt.

The dead man, Heinrich Grube, was born in the year 1814 in Wollmershausen, Hannover, Germany. He came to this country 48 years ago, and lived in the early pioneer times in New Hamburg as a shemaker. He later on quit the shoemaking business and moved to a farm by Tavistock, where he later on moved from again to the place where he died.

The dead man, Heinrich Grube, who was the brother-in-law of Mr. Jacob Ritz in New Hamburg. He left behind his wife and 12 children, 2 sons and 10 daughters, which were very sadened by his death. The funeral was celebrated by the Rev. Grusner from New Dundee.

Unknown newspaper account, translated in to English.


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It is reported that Heinrich was born in Hannover, Stadt Hannover, Niedersachsen, Germany, sources needed.

Heinrich married Philipine Rietz 7 Mar 1847, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Philipine (daughter of Heinrich Jacob Rietz and Catharine Zimmer) was born 24 Aug 1827, Petersheim, Bavaria, Germany; was christened 4 Sep 1828, Konken, , Rheinland-Pfalz [Bavaria], Germany; died 11 Feb 1916, Stephen Twp., Huron Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried , German Baptist Cemetery, Brodhagen, , Ontario. [Group Sheet]

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• FindAGrave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/81730456
• Name: Philipine Grube
• Name: Philipine Willert
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-27199
• Birth: 27 Aug 1828, Konken, , Rheinland-Pfalz [Bavaria], Germany
• Residence: 1847, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Residence: 1897, Logan Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada

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"The death took place in Dashwood on February 11th of Mrs. Phillipine Willert at the age of 88 years and 5 months.

"The deceased was born in Petersheim, Bavaria, Germany on August 24, 1827. She came to New Hamburg in the late forties. She was married in 1848 to the late Henry Grube. They resided here for several years, and from there went to East Zorra (near Tavistock), where they lived for many years, and from there went to Logan Town-ship. After forty six years of married life, she was left a widow (1894) and two years later (1896) married Christian Willert of Dashwood, who predeceased her eleven years ago. The deceased was a sister of the late Jakob Ritz of this town.

"She leaves a family of twelve children, two sons and ten daughters; one daughter, Mrs. Seebach of Logan having died six years ago. The children are•; Mrs. J. Hoffmeister of Gettingen, Germany; Mrs. John S. Wilhelm, and Mrs. Wm: Brandt, Wilmot; Mrs. G. Schmidt, Elmira; Mrs. V. Schaefer, New Hamburg; Mrs. A. Schrag, Toronto; Henry Grube, Berlin; Mrs. F. Kneisel, Detroit, Michigan; Mrs. P. Hollinger, Clifford; William Grube, Logan; Mrs. A. Willert, Michigan; and Mrs. L. Willert, Dashwood, Ontario. "The funeral took place on Monday afternoon in Logan Township."

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• Name: Jacob Ritz
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-170911

Heinrich — Catharine Zimmer. Catharine was born Abt 1795, of, Germany; died , , Germany. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Catharine Rietz
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-171793